Lgbtq online books
Short Stories
“Campus” by Aaron H. Aceves (them.)
“Birds Surrendered and Rehomed” by Kristen Arnett (Oprah Mag)
“Honey and Cold Stars” by AR Capetta (Everyday Chimeras)
“My Next Move” by Alexander Chee (The Good Men Project)
“13 Crimes Against Love, Or, The Crow’s Confession” by Alexander Chee (Lodestar Quarterly)
“The Shape of My Name” by Nino Cipri (Tor.com)
“Your Eyes, My Beacon: Being an Account of Several Misadventures and How I Found My Way Home” by C.L. Clark (Uncanny)
“The Cage” by A.M. Dellamonica (Tor.com)
“The Tiger is a Metaphor” by Alison Evans (Slink Chunk Press)
“Pineapple” by Sara Farizan (Foreshadow)
“Epistolary” by Sacha Lamb (Foreshadow)
“Paradise” by Nina LaCour (Foreshadow)
“We Could Be Heroes” by Malinda Lo (Autostraddle)
“Let All the Children Boogie” by Sam J. Miller (Tor.com)
“Unknown Number” by Cobalt (Azure) Neustifter (Facebook)
“Poland Itinerary, Class 3B” by Leeor Ohayon (Jewish Book Council)
“They Called Us” by
LGBTQ Collection
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» Bisexual Book Awards
» Lambda Literary Awards
» Otherwise (Tiptree) Award
» Publishing Triangle Awards
» Ruth Benedict Prize for Anthropology
» Stonewall Book Awards
LGBTQ Collection Categories
Children & Teens: Board Books | Picture Books | Middle Grade | Young Adult
Fiction: Novels | Short Stories | Pre-Stonewall | Historical | Mystery | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Horror | Love affair | Erotica | Classic Pulp
Nonfiction: Essays | Biography & Memoir | History | Sociology | Spaces & Places | Biology | Activ
Today on the site I’m delighted to welcome Emilie Nantel to reveal the cover of her upcoming speculative bi f/f YA, Load Game, releasing September 18, 2025! Here’s the story:
Vera Young can time move through her selfies.
For a disaster bi with a huge crush on her bestie Soph and an affinity for trouble, that new power is a cheat code for experience. Consequences are a thing of the past.
Punched the sleazy quarterback and got suspended? Save game. Load game. Get out scot-free.
Want the satisfaction of getting revenge on the denote girls bullying you, but still want to be a good person? Humiliate them in front of everyone, rewind, and enjoy! It doesn’t count if it didn’t happen!
Whatever animation throws at her, Vera’s got this.
But some things you can’t control, not even with all the time travel in the world: Riverview High’s rumor mill; a death that’s a fixed point in time; and the crumbling integrity of the space-time continuum, to name a few.
Turns out, there’s a lot of consequences to a no-consequences life.
For teen readers at an age of firsts of all kinds, where mistakes, what-ifs, grief and guilt are so challenging to cope with. Load Game deals with the hardship
Our Capitol Hill Branch has a collection of over 1,500 books focused on the past, present and future of lesbian, same-sex attracted, bisexual, transgender and gender non-conforming people.
This diverse collection includes fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels, comics, literature, poetry, and biographies, offering a global perspective on Diverse experiences and topics. While most materials are in English, the collection also features publications in other languages.
The collection is free during Capitol Hill Branch open hours, and circulating materials can be requested through library holds.
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